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Rio Tinto mine pit

Authority investigates driverless vehicle accident

Officials are examining what caused autonomous machinery to crash. The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) is still trying to determine how a driverless train suffered an accident...

CAT 794AC truck

Production begins at central Qld coal mine

A $1 billion fossil fuel development recently commenced mining in Queensland’s Isaac region. Pembroke Resources recently moved first dirt at its Olive Downs Coking Coal Project, 40km southeast...

Komatsu Toyota driverless vehicles

New mine vehicle automation project approved

Autonomous and automotive manufacturing multinationals will develop new driverless technology. Komatsu and the Toyota Motor Corporation recently revealed they would make autonomous light vehicles for...

Neville Williams

Qld coal worker celebrates 50 years of service

A Central Queenslander spent half a century at a mining operation in the Isaac region. Neville Williams recently celebrated 50 years of service at BHP’s Goonyella Riverside Coal Mine, 207km...

Whitehaven Coal trucks

Driverless truck issues reduce coal production

An employer downgraded forecast output due to autonomous and manpower difficulties at its coal operations. Whitehaven Coal expects to report 4.3 million tonnes of managed run-of-mine production for...

Venetia mine truck

Automation boss declares wireless trial is a success

Employers recently experimented with a new form of networked autonomous technology. Sandvik Mining and Rajant Corporation successfully trialled wireless automation at US$2 billion ($A3B) De Beers...